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2025
Meet the Team: Drew Pyle
Engineers have lots of strengths, but usually, project management is not one of them. If you let them manage their own project, it can quickly turn into a runaway train careening off the tracks. Work will creep out of...
An Innovation Cheat Code: How a Bird Helped to Shape the Japanese Bullet Train
The Shinkansen, known colloquially as the “bullet train” in English, is a masterclass in innovation.
Meet the Team: Scott Bammel
Scott is our machinist. You can do hand sketches and draw pictures in CAD until your fingers ache, but it takes a machinist to turn your ideas into something real.
When the Best Engineer Isn’t an Engineer At All
When a can of paint sits out for too long, the pigment settles to the bottom. If you’re a homeowner painting your living room, you can simply stir the can with a stick as needed. In industrial and commercial settings,...
What Architecture Teaches Us About Innovation Environments: Firmitas, Utilitas, and Venustas
From LEGO Futura (LEGO’s product development department) to the 3M Innovation Center to big tech campuses stocked with slides, gyms, and nap pods—people have long sought the secret to building an innovation environment.
Unlocking New Possibilities with Flexible Carbon Fiber Composites
Unlocking New Possibilities with Flexible Carbon Fiber Composites
This Innovator Is Working to Save Bees and Other Pollinators: Here’s What She Teaches Us About Success in Innovation
How can you tell when an innovation will succeed and when it will fail?
The Unexpected Question We Ask Start-Up Innovators
When someone comes to us with an idea for an innovation, we ask a lot of questions. Many of those questions are expected:
The Ugly Secret of Innovation: How One Doctor ALMOST Saved Countless Lives
Let me tell you a story about a man who almost saved countless lives.